Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES)
Learning Objectives
- Define ACNES and discuss the controversy behind its pathophysiology.
- Develop an approach to chronic pediatric abdominal pain that includes screening for ACNES and explain potential benefit of interventional pain management strategies.
- Evaluate the risks and benefits of the different non-surgical and surgical treatment options for ACNES within a multidisciplinary pain program.
Didactic Speaker

Dr. Christine Lamontagne
Pediatric Anesthesiologist